UCMP 3607 - South bank of Cowlitz River at old Gries Ranch: Priabonian, Washington
collected by W. L. Effinger 1930
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Balanophyllia cf. variabilis
Nomland 1916
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Polyplacophora
- Neoloricata
- Ischnochitonidae
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Stenoplax informal sp. A
Carpenter 1879
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Dell'Angelo et al. 2011 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
Stenoplax informal sp. B
Carpenter 1879
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Dell'Angelo et al. 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Ischnochiton informal sp. A
Gray 1847
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Dell'Angelo et al. 2011 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea ocitatia
Hanna 1924
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Acmaea simplex
Dickerson 1917
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Erginus vaderensis
(Lindberg 1979)
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Lindberg 1987 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Liotiidae
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Liotia weaveri
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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? Homalopoma sp.
Carpenter 1864
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Gastropoda
- Colloniidae
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Cirsochilus washingtonianus
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Siphonariidae
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Siphonaria ocitatia
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Lindberg and Hickman 1986 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium (Boreoscala) keaseyense
Durham 1937
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Durham 1937 | |||||||||
Epitonium (Boreoscala) condoni
(Dall 1909)
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Acrilla (Ferminoscala) dickersoni
(Durham 1937)
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Phalium cf. egberti
(Schenck 1926)
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recombined as Liracassis egberti | ||||||||||
Galeodea dalli
Dickerson 1917
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recombined as Echinophoria dalli | ||||||||||
Galeodea cf. fax
Tegland 1931
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recombined as Echinophoria fax | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Pediculariidae
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Cypraeogemmula warnerae n. sp.
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Terebellum andersoni
(Dickerson 1917)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Clavatula arnoldi
(Winkle 1918)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Spirotropis winlockensis
Effinger 1938
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recombined as Suavodrillia winlockensis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus ruckmani
Dickerson 1917
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Molopophorus bramkampi
Effinger 1938
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Molopophorus stephensoni
Dickerson 1917
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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"Fusinus" gesteri
Dickerson 1917
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"Whitneyella" gabbi
(Dickerson 1917)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cominella eocenica
(Weaver 1912)
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Siphonalia packi
(Dickerson 1917)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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"Cancellaria" landesi
Winkle 1918
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella (Cryptospira) instabilata
Hanna 1924
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Urosalpinx informal n. sp.
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Trophon calamitus
(Hanna 1924)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ptychatractidae
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Exilia weaveri
Dickerson 1917
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Alvania lettana
(Winkle 1918)
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Turbella cowlitzensis
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix arnoldi
(Dickerson 1917)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Neverita nomlandi
Dickerson 1917
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synonym of Neverita (Neverita) globosa | ||||||||||
Polinices lincolnensis
(Weaver 1916)
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Natica (Natica) cf. weaveri
Tegland 1933
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis merriami
(Dickerson 1917)
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Cerithiopsis washingtoniana
(Dickerson 1915)
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina oligocenica
Dickerson 1917
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Trichotropis alienensis
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Melanella sp.
Bowdich 1822
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Melanella (Melanella) clarki
(Dickerson 1917)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritellopsis ? weaveri
(Winkle 1918)
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Gastropoda
- Pleuroceridae
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Elimia sp.
Adams and Adams 1858
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"probably new" | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium howardi
(Dickerson 1917)
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Trichotropidae
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Crepidula pileum
(Gabb 1864)
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recombined as Spirocrypta pileum | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea diegoana
(Conrad 1855)
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Acteon parvum
Dickerson 1917
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia (Evalea) hiltoni
(Winkle 1918)
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Odostomia (Odostomia) winlockiana
Effinger 1938
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recombined as Odostomia winlockiana | ||||||||||
Odostomia griesensis
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Volvulella tabori
Effinger 1938
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Cylichnina turneri
Effinger 1938
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Scaphander washingtonensis
Tegland 1933
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as ssp. "Scaphander washingtonensis goodspeedi" | ||||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus (Platyschides) gabbi
(Sharp and Pilsbry 1898)
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Emerson 1957 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia (Acar) reinharti
Effinger 1938
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Cucullaria (Porterius) gabbi
(Dickerson 1917)
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recombined as Porterius gabbi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Arca washingtoniana
Dickerson 1917
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recombined as Tetrarca washingtoniana | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris winlockensis
Effinger 1938
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Acutostrea griesensis n. sp.
(Effinger 1938)
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Squires 2018 | |||||||||
Ostrea griesensis
Effinger 1938
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recombined as Acutostrea griesensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Malleidae
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Pedalion clarki
Effinger 1938
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recombined as Isognomon (Isognomon) clarki | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima bella
Dickerson 1917
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) grunskyi
Hertlein 1929
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recombined as Chlamys grunskyi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen townsendensis
(Clark 1925)
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Glycymeris andersoni
(Dickerson 1917)
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original and current combination Glycimeris andersoni | ||||||||||
Saxicava sp.
de Bellevue 1802
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synonym of Hiatella | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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"Mya" arnoldi
(Dickerson 1917)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula cowlitzensis
Dickerson 1917
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recombined as Caryocorbula cowlitzensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Loxocardium etheringtoni
Effinger 1938
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recombined as Schedocardia etheringtoni | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele reagani
Dickerson 1917
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Gari martini
(Dickerson 1917)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Moerella) lincolnensis
(Weaver 1916)
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Tellina (Tellina) townsendensis
(Clark 1925)
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recombined as Tellina (Elliptotellina) townsendensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Lamelliconcha) clarki
(Dickerson 1917)
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recombined as Lamelliconcha clarki | ||||||||||
Macrocallista cf. williamsoni
Weaver and Palmer 1922
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Taras griesensis
Effinger 1938
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama grunskyi
Hanna 1924
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula packardi
Dickerson 1917
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recombined as Pseudocardium packardi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Thraciidae
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"Tellina" gibsonensis
Van Winkle 1918
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recombined as Thracia gibsonensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (Here) dalli
(Dickerson 1917)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella perrini
(Dickerson 1917)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita (Cartidamera) weaveri
Dickerson 1917
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recombined as Glans weaveri | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana merriami
(Dickerson 1917)
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recombined as Nuculana (Saccella) merriami | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Washington | County: | Lewis |
Coordinates: | 47.7° North, 123.0° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 48.0° North, 110.6° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
Key time interval: | Priabonian | Other zone: | Barbatia merriami |
Age range of interval: | 37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Lincoln Creek | Member: | Gries Ranch |
Local section: | Gries Ranch | Local bed: | 45-48 ft |
Local order: | bottom to top | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | fine,tuffaceous,gray sandstone |
Lithology description: Fine-grained gray tuffaceous sandstone | |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | LACM,UCMP | ||
Collectors: | W. L. Effinger | Collection dates: | middle 1930s. |
Metadata
Also known as: | UW 239; Gries Ranch of Washington; LACMIP loc. 10037 | ||
Database number: | 40733 | ||
Authorizer: | P. Wagner, M. Uhen, W. Kiessling, J. Marcot, E. Clites, P. Holroyd | Enterer: | K. Koverman, M. Uhen, M. Krause, J. Marcot, E. Clites, P. Holroyd, P. Wagner |
Modifier: | J. Marcot | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2004-06-28 13:53:01 | Last modified: | 2024-04-23 14:51:08 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-06-28 13:53:01 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
88247. | W. L. Effinger. 1938. The Gries Ranch Fauna (Oligocene) of Western Washington. Journal of Paleontology 12(4):355-390 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot] |
Secondary references:
59810 | B. Dell'Angelo, A. Bonfitto, and M. Taviani. 2011. Chitons (Polyplacophora) from Paleogene Strata in Western Washington State, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 85(5):936-954 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause] | |
58580 | J. W. Durham. 1937. Gastropods of the Family Epitoniidae from Mesozoic and Cenozoic Rocks of the West Coast of North America, including One New Species by F. E. Turner and One by R. A. Bramkamp. Journal of Paleontology 11(6):479-512 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
88146 | W. K. Emerson. 1957. Three New Tertiary Scaphopods, with a Review of the Extinct Western North American Siphonodentaliidae. Journal of Paleontology 31(5):985-991 [J. Marcot/J. Marcot] | |
64932 | D. R. Lindberg. 1987. Recent and fossil species of the genus Erginus from the north Pacific Ocean (Patellogastropoda: Mollusca). PaleoBios 12(46):1-7 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd] | |
65926 | D. R. Lindberg and C. S. Hickman. 1986. A new anomalous giant limpet from the Oregon Eocene (Mollusca: Patellida). Journal of Paleontology 60(3):661-668 [E. Clites/E. Clites/M. Uhen] | |
18061 | E. A. Nesbitt. 2018. Cenozoic Marine Formations of Washington and Oregon: an annotated catalogue. PaleoBios 35:1-20 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
70556 | R. L. Squires. 2018. Paleocene and Eocene oysters from the West Coast of the United States: Revision of named species and recognition of new species. Contributions in Science 526:1-29 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
58001 | R. L. Squires, J. L. Goedert, and S. R. Benham. 1996. Protoconch of the Rare Ovulid Gastropod Cypraeogemmula warnerae Effinger, 1938, from the Eocene of Western Washington. The Veliger 39(2):136-141 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
10972 | 1% | N. M. Tegland. 1931. The gastropod genus Galeodea in the Oligocene of Washington. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 19(18):397-434 [P. Wagner/K. Koverman/K. Koverman] |